Letter to Sitt Rayḥān, wife of Elijah the judge, from her son, probably Solomon b. Elijah, mentioning an earlier letter to Abū l-Manṣūr Ibn Baqā.Condition: torn, holes, rubbed, stainedLayout: 9 lines + marginalia (recto); 8 lines + marginalia (verso)
Letter from the scribe Solomon b. Elijah the judge to his cousin Abū l-Barakāt b. Abū l-Manṣūr al-Ḥarīrī. Solomon is cancelling his planned visit before Passover due a period of unrest and expresses concern for the plight of the Jews. Solomon is unenthusiastic to learn of a marriage that has recently taken place between Ibn al-ʿAmmānī and Solomon's paternal cousin, and he feels that Ibn al-ʿAmmānī has made the better match. Reference is made to a forthcoming marriage in the family, and greetings are sent to various individuals. From T-S 13J34.9 we learn that Solomon's cousin who married Hibatallāh b. Futūḥ Ibn al-ʿAmmānī was Sitt al-Yumn. This is possibly the same cousin Sitt al-Yumn that Solomon had unsuccessfully tried to marry himself in 1219 CE (T-S 13J18.22).Condition: Torn, holes, stainedLayout: 23 lines + marginalia (recto); 19 lines (verso)
Recto: Hebrew letter from Solomon b. Elijah to a man in Cairo he had intended to visit. Verso: Judaeo-Arabic letter in a different hand.Condition: torn, holes, rubbedLayout: 7 lines (recto); 9 lines + marginalia (verso)
Letter by Solomon b. Elijah to the ‘leader’ (al-Rayyis) concerning the purchase of scales, and mentioning Abū Faḍl.Condition: torn, holes, rubbedLayout: 14 lines (recto); 2 lines (verso)
Letter in the hand of Solomon b. Elijah to Ḥisday ha-Nasi concerning divorce. The husband demands to pay the marriage gift in installments (i.e. never completely) after he had suffered from her bad character. He threatens to leave the country and desert her. Solomon is probably not writing on his own behalf, as it is unlikely that he would consult a Karaite Nasi for a legal opinion.Condition: torn, holes, rubbedLayout: 12 lines (recto); 6 lines (verso)
Letter written by Solomon b. Elijah, with many biblical quotations.Condition: torn, holes, rubbedLayout: 25 lines + marginalia (recto); jottings (verso)
Letter from Solomon b. Elijah to his father-in-law Abū l-Faraj b. Abū l-Ḥasan, mentioning his wife Sitt Ḡazāl, Ismaʿīl, Abū l-ʿIzz and Abū l-Bayyān.Condition: torn, holes, rubbedLayout: 22 lines + marginalia (recto); 6 lines + marginalia (verso)
Letter from Solomon b. Elijah (calling himself Abū l-Barakāt b. Abū l-Faraj ibn al-Rayyis, at the top of the letter) to his father-in-law Abū l-Faraj, asking him to write a letter to correct his daughter’s (Solomon’s wife’s) behaviour, since Solomon is losing his patience with her. Early 13th century.Condition: tornLayout: 20 lines + marginalia (recto); 24 lines + marginalia (verso)
Letter from Solomon b. Elijah to his father Elijah the judge, mentioning business matters (13th century).Condition: rubbedLayout: 24 lines + marginalia (recto); 4 lines (verso)